Chalermvut and Pim were the perfect hosts, our arrival to Bangkok was a little late and they accommodate to that, the ride from BKK is a very short one. The apartment is a real beauty, great mattress with potent a/c, a well stocked kitchen, water bottle refills. the area is a quiet neighborhood with good Thai local restaurants, some cafes, halal eateries and more stores with everything you need.
Transportation around is by car or tuktuk but thanks to the cheap fares this is not a problem at all. Pim was nice enough to give us rides to Hua Mak airport link station, which connects to phaya Thai station for a 30 baht fare, when we arrived late at night, the taxi ride was 50bath (around USD$ 1.50)
Overall our expectations were exceeded and we are happy to start our Thailand journey at Chalermvut's apt. Thanks again!